Prayer of the Day

Prayer from Basavanna Vachana 

 

ಮಾಡಿ ಮಾಡಿ ಕೆಟ್ಟರು ಮನವಿಲ್ಲದೇ;
ನೀಡಿ ನೀಡಿ ಕೆಟ್ಟರು ನಿಜವಿಲ್ಲದೇ;
ಮಾಡುವ ನೀಡುವ ನಿಜಗುಣವುಳ್ಳಡೆ
ಕೂಡಿಕೊಂಬ ನಮ್ಮ ಕೂಡಲಸಂಗಮದೇವ.

Song as Romanized text

 
mADi mADi keTTaru manavilladE;
nIDi nIDi keTTaru nijavilladE;
mADuva nIDuva nijaguNavuLLaDe
kUDikoMba namma kUDalasaMgamadEva.

Meaning of the Prayer Song:

 Without heart they kept performing and lost!
Without sincerity they kept giving and lost!
If there is sincere intent while performing and giving,
our Divine of Kudalasangama will embrace!

 Notes: 

1. Great saints and scripture have told that 
one should perform virtuous deeds;
one should give liberally.
So I am doing a lot of things that are supposed to be virtuous
I am giving, giving and giving..
I lament at some point I am doing so much and giving so much,
but Shiva is not giving me the supreme state!
But when I perform the worship, my mind is not there!
I keep giving, but I am not sincere to the needy and 
am giving because I am supposed to give or for the fame of it.
When I involve body, mind and soul in the worship
and donate in sincerity, Shiva will take me in!!

c.f. பொக்க மிக்கவர் பூவும் நீரும் கண்டு
  நக்கு நிற்பன் அவர் தம்மை நாணியே - அப்பர்